Description
The debug module is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when untrusted user input is passed into the o formatter. It takes around 50k characters to block for 2 seconds making this a low severity issue.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| HackerOne | debug node module | <= 2.6.8 || >= 3.0.0 <= 3.0.1 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | node-debug | 3.1.0-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | node-debug | 3.1.0-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | node-debug | 3.1.0-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | node-debug | No fix yet | — |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | js-jquery +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | js-jquery +1 | No fix yet | — |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | kubeflow-pipelines +11 | 2.4.0-r7 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | debug | < 2.6.9 | 2.6.9 | GHSA-gxpj-cx7g-858c |
| npm | debug | >= 3.0.0, < 3.1.0 | 3.1.0 | GHSA-gxpj-cx7g-858c |
| npm | debug | >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.7 | 3.2.7 | GHSA-gxpj-cx7g-858c |
| npm | debug | >= 4.0.0, < 4.3.1 | 4.3.1 | GHSA-gxpj-cx7g-858c |
References
- https://github.com/visionmedia/debug/pull/504
- https://github.com/visionmedia/debug/issues/501
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/534
- [netbeans-commits] 20200429 [jira] [Created] (NETBEANS-4280) cleanup potential security breaches mailing-list
- [netbeans-notifications] 20200429 [GitHub] [netbeans] BradWalker opened a new pull request #2110: [NETBEANS-4280] - cleanup potential security breaches mailing-list